show us beginners your blooms

Murmur,

No, I kept 'pinching it back', but I've read somewhere that it will get 'bluer' the bigger it gets, so I'm not going to keep it on the small side next year. Of all my BF Bushes, and I have about 10-12 of them, the BF's seem to really favor this one.

Butterfly Bushes are a noxious weed out here (not the highest list, but noxious nonetheless), but I refuse to give mine up. I do keep them deadheaded which pretty much eliminates the problem. I can't think of the name of mine, but they are deep purple. I have a bunch of starts (talk about an easy plant to start) as well.

Another 'look' of Agastache 'LSS Hot To Trot', Salvia 'Indigo Spires' and one flower of Salvia greggii 'Wild Thing'. I took this at 2:18 pm on 10/22/06, and I noticed that the colors are darker and brighter than they were earlier in the season. I think it was a chilly and cloudy day that day also.

Beautiful!

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I always keep mine deadheaded too. Gotta have the flowers blooming for the BF's, lol. Never had a problem with 'invasiveness' (didn't even know till a few months ago that BF Bush was 'invasive').

I have

Black Knight
Pink Delight
White Profusion
Ellen's Blue
Cornwall Blue
Buddleia fallowiana 'Lochnich'
Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb'
Royal Red
Buddleia davidii nanhoensis 'Nanho Blue'
'Adonis Blue'
'Peacock'
'Purple Emperor'

Black Knight is the one I have that I really like (the one I couldn't think of) - I also have starts of a much lighter one that I got from my neighbor.

Daffodils 'Geranium' in April 2005. Sweetly fragrant and beautiful!

Great pictures Everyone. It is frigid here in Western NY, so I am really enjoying the pictures and daydreaming of spring. Here is a picture from one of my gardens

Another view

And a month later in mid July

walnut23, your beds are beautiful ....so healthy looking and i envy all those big trees....send us more....we love it and we keep getting good ideas....

This is my pic of my double flw shasta daisy. I think its called "Teddy Bear" or something like that.

I thought I would share a pix of a portion of my flowerbed.

Rebecca

Very pretty What are the names of the flowers in front tall pretties ?

If you are talking about the little yellow ones, they are coreopsis....one of my favorites....I am growing from seed about 4 kinds and then I ordered from Park some that don't grow from seed.
I am still crazy about those shasta daisies...I order seed for Crazii shastas.....will have to germinate in the early fall and put them in the ground for spring...

Correct they are coreopsis 'Sterntaler'. From back to from: Gaura flanked by red Snap dragons and Liatris 'Kobold, Coreopsis 'Sterntaler, and pink Jupiters Beard.

Lovely combination of plants (and they all look really healthy & happy!!).

Cassia phyllodena (I think) from AU

Dale, your picture of Cassia phy?, is that a shrub or a tree? Is it different from Cassia alata?

Dawg,

It is a shrub here, but, may be tree like over time. Much different plant than alata. Shorter, grows slower, blooms twice a year, doesn't attract ants like alata (so yellow butterfly larve can munch on the leaves and grow to adults), more tolerant of cool weather, just a better cassia for sub tropical climates. I don't know much about its range or where it comes from, other than it's from Australia. I am not sure if it is root hardy like alata is (in your zone). The bees found the flowers on this cycle of flowering so I have 3 seed pods, so far. I hope to have some to trade and I would really like to grow more of it.

I may have some seeds, not sure. The lady that gave them to me put cassia py? on the package with the question mark. Want me to send you some, even if they may not be the real deal?.

Dale, your picture looks like a Desert Cassia, Senna polyphylla.

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What a bunch of great gardens and beautiful photos. My son photographs for me,and just taught me how to share.

another photo

one more for practice

Your son taught you well; great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Gardengus, wonderful photos!!!

I have spring fever bad, and I still have several more months to go. =(
Here is a picture of one of my flower beds in the spring.

Here is my cactus garden; definitely the best show in my garden.

How much fun to see all these photos!
gail

Beautiful pics everyone! Wonderful thread!!
Hi gessiegail.... You might want to make a new thread for this one, it's up over 300. (Some DGers are on dial-up).

Just title it the exact same way only with "Volume 2" or "Page 2" added to the title. Then go back and post the new page url here.:-)

... and refer to this thread url in your opening post..

debnes

How in the world did I miss this thread. Everyone has such beautiful flowers. I always love looking at Not Martha's garden. : ) And, Marilynbeth, your salvias and agastaches are to die for. : )

Thanks for showing us your beautiful gardens everyone.
~Lucy

My first Dahlia
After all the problems I had due to my little knowledge about gardening finally I got a beautifull flower

Congratulations!!! Beautiful color.

wow is right! Good growing and good picture!

Too bad I didn't notice this thread in the spring. But here's a shot of right in front of the house

Pot of coleus.

one of my rose blooms

wildflower garden

I love roses so much!

Ok gessiegail, here's another rose just for you.

Here you go...